The dark web is also being used by people in freer nations who simply are tired of their Internet traffic being watched and monetized by corporations. Some people would also rather not have their Google searches used against them in the future. Many arenít interested in criminal behavior, but just have a penchant for privacy from government surveillance or the corporate world.

Poor old TOR is now synonymous with the dark web, once used for rape victims to have anonymous online therapy and the like now it's associated with drugs, guns and paedos because of arsehole media outlets like Forbes.